What are the responsibilities and job description for the Second Shift Supervisor Production position at Vertiv?
Brief Job Description:
At Vertiv, we build the critical infrastructure that keeps the world's data centers running. As the P1 2nd Shift Rigging Production Supervisor – Shipping, Receiving & Loading, you will lead the daily operations of our shipping and receiving team, ensuring the safe, accurate, and efficient movement of materials and finished products throughout the facility. This role is responsible for supervising employees involved in loading, unloading, staging, inventory movement, and shipment preparation using overhead cranes, forklifts, and other material handling equipment. Partnering closely with Production, Planning, Logistics, Warehouse, and Quality teams, you will ensure customer shipments are completed safely, accurately, and on schedule while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Supervise the daily operations of the Shipping, Receiving, and Loading team to ensure safe, efficient, and timely movement of materials and finished products.
- Coordinate inbound and outbound shipments, ensuring materials are received, staged, loaded, and shipped according to production schedules and customer requirements.
- Oversee the safe operation of overhead cranes, forklifts, and other material handling equipment used to move large components and finished products.
- Verify shipping documentation, packing lists, bills of lading, and shipment accuracy prior to customer delivery.
- Coordinate with Production, Planning, Materials, Warehouse, and Logistics teams to prioritize shipments and support production schedules.
- Monitor inventory movement and material flow to maintain inventory accuracy and minimize production delays.
- Ensure employees follow proper loading, unloading, lifting, and material handling procedures while maintaining compliance with OSHA and company safety standards.
- Track and improve departmental KPIs including on-time shipments, inventory accuracy, loading efficiency, productivity, and safety performance.
- Identify opportunities to improve warehouse organization, shipping processes, and material flow through Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Train, coach, and develop employees while conducting performance evaluations, attendance management, and corrective action as needed.
- Support hiring, onboarding, and ongoing employee development to build a high-performing team.
- Partner with Engineering, Quality, and Safety teams to resolve operational issues and implement process improvements.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- 3 years of leadership or supervisory experience in shipping, receiving, warehouse, logistics, or manufacturing operations.
- Experience supervising material handling, shipping, receiving, or warehouse personnel.
- Experience operating or supervising the use of overhead cranes, forklifts, and other material handling equipment.
- Experience using ERP/MRP, Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), or inventory management software.
- Working knowledge of shipping documentation, inventory control, and material flow processes.
- Strong understanding of operational KPIs including safety, inventory accuracy, productivity, and on-time delivery.
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Associate degree or technical certification in Supply Chain, Logistics, Manufacturing, or a related field.
- Experience in industrial manufacturing, modular construction, heavy equipment, structural steel, or distribution operations.
- Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement experience.
- Experience coordinating freight carriers and outbound shipments.
- Knowledge of inventory control and warehouse best practices.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to walk throughout the manufacturing, warehouse, and shipping areas for extended periods.
- Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to work indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions.
- Ability to climb ladders, bend, squat, kneel, and safely navigate around large industrial equipment.
- Ability to work safely around overhead cranes, forklifts, trailers, and other moving equipment.
- None
Travel
Required at times.
The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.
OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.
OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
• High-Performance Culture• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• Innovation
• Financial Strength
VERTIV BEHAVIORS
- Own it
- Act with urgency
- Foster a customer-first mindset
- Think big and execute
- Lead by example
- Drive continuous improvement
- Learn and seek out development
- Promote transparent & open communication
About Vertiv
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.
Work Authorization
No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, you can request help by sending an email to help.join@vertiv.com.